Ecuador vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
Ecuador
0.2518 WPIA
in 2023
Peru
0.3054 WPIA
in 2023
Ecuador rank
18th
Peru rank
15th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.3054 WPIA against 0.2518 WPIA in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0536 WPIA.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 18th and Peru ranks 15th of 21 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2498 WPIA | 0.2399 WPIA | 0.0099 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2817 WPIA | 0.3034 WPIA | 0.0218 WPIA | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.2778 WPIA | 0.3273 WPIA | 0.0495 WPIA | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.3054 WPIA against 0.2518 WPIA in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0.0536 WPIA, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Ecuador ranks 18th and Peru ranks 15th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release